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Planets are normally attached to a host star which gives it energy and light. And, they are locked into an orbital plane upon which they reside. This is at least how astronomers believed planets worked till they stumbled upon the first ever "rogue planet" that has been simply set adrift in the Milky Way.

"This object is right at the boundary between a planet and a brown dwarf, or 'failed star,' and is giving us some surprises that can potentially help us understand magnetic processes on both stars and planets,"

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Rogue planets are a not-too-uncommon occurrence in our Universe. In fact, within our galaxy alone, it is estimated that there are billions of rogue planets, perhaps even more than there are stars. These objects are basically planet-mass objects that have been ejected from their respective star systems (where they formed), and now orbit the center of the Milky Way. But it is...

Scientists have found evidence of the first ever planetary-mass object beyond our solar system. And it’s huge. Probably a dozen times bigger than Jupiter, according to the researchers at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. They’re calling it a ‘rogue’ planet because it appears to be travelling through space without any kind of orbit around a parent star. Artist’s...

A possible “rogue” planetary-mass over 12 times more massive than Jupiter has been found drifting alone through space around 20 light years away from Earth. The “rogue” object is not attached to any star, and is the first of its kind to be discovered using a radio telescope from Earth. “This object is right at the boundary between a planet and a brown dwarf, or ‘failed star,’...

Astronomers have discovered a planet outside our solar system that is 12 times the size of Jupiter, striking not only for its size but also for the fact that it is not orbiting any star. The so-called "rogue" planet does not revolve around a star, but instead rotates around the galactic center in interstellar space. Astronomers say there have been only a few rogue planets...

A strange, massive exoplanet was recently discovered wandering near the border of our solar system, announced a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal . The giant planet lies just 20 light-years from Earth and was spotted with the Very Large Array (VLA) telescope in New Mexico, thereby becoming the first planetary-mass object to ever be detected...

There is a very strange object floating around our stellar neighbourhood and it has astronomers intrigued.
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation\'s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made a radio-telescope detection of a planetary-mass object beyond our Solar System.
The object, about a dozen times more massive than Jupiter, is a surprisingly strong magnetic powerhouse and a \"rogue,\" traveling through space unaccompanied by any parent star.
At just 20 light years from home, this marks the first planetary-mass object that has ever been detected using radio telescopy. But only just.
At 12.7 times more massive than Jupiter, it\'s right on the upper limit for planets - verging into brown dwarf territory.
\"This object is right at the boundary between a planet and a brown dwarf, or \'failed star,\' and is giving us some surprises that can potentially help us understand magnetic processes on both stars and planets,\" said astronomer Melodie Kao of Arizona State University.
The research has been published in The Astrophysical Journal.
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/aac2d5/meta
Read more here: https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-rogue-exoplanet-simp-j01365663-0933473-magnetic-field-aurora-brown-dwarf
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-vla-extrasolar-planetary-mass-magnetic-powerhouse.html
Provided by: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
https://public.nrao.edu/
Clips, images credit: (Chuck Carter, NRAO/AUI/NSF) ESO, ESA/HUBBLE, NASA/JPL
Music credit: YouTube Audio Library
Touchpoint by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...

There is a very strange object floating around our stellar neighbourhood and it has astronomers intrigued.
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation\'s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made a radio-telescope detection of a planetary-mass object beyond our Solar System.
The object, about a dozen times more massive than Jupiter, is a surprisingly strong magnetic powerhouse and a \"rogue,\" traveling through space unaccompanied by any parent star.
At just 20 light years from home, this marks the first planetary-mass object that has ever been detected using radio telescopy. But only just.
At 12.7 times more massive than Jupiter, it\'s right on the upper limit for planets - verging into brown dwarf territory.
\"This object is right at the boundary between a planet and a brown dwarf, or \'failed star,\' and is giving us some surprises that can potentially help us understand magnetic processes on both stars and planets,\" said astronomer Melodie Kao of Arizona State University.
The research has been published in The Astrophysical Journal.
http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4365/aac2d5/meta
Read more here: https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-rogue-exoplanet-simp-j01365663-0933473-magnetic-field-aurora-brown-dwarf
https://phys.org/news/2018-08-vla-extrasolar-planetary-mass-magnetic-powerhouse.html
Provided by: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
https://public.nrao.edu/
Clips, images credit: (Chuck Carter, NRAO/AUI/NSF) ESO, ESA/HUBBLE, NASA/JPL
Music credit: YouTube Audio Library
Touchpoint by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attrib...

Massive \'Rogue Planet\' in the Outer Solar System? Over 900 Large Objects Beyond Neptune scientists say.
The known Solar System can be divided into three parts: the rocky
planets like Earth, which are close to the Sun; the gas giant planets,
which are further out; and the frozen objects of the Kuiper belt,
which lie just beyond Neptune\'s orbit.
Something strange emerged when Scott S. Sheppard (Carnegie Institution for Science) and his colleague, Chad Trujillo of the Gemini Observatory, compiled data for the orbits of Sedna,
2012 VP113 and 10 icy objects that lie close to Pluto.
Similarities in the 12 objects\' paths around the sun strongly suggest that all 12 are under the spell of a hulking, far-distant planet, Sheppard says.
This planet, if it exists, is up to 10 times as massive as Earth and 200 to 1,000 times as far from the sun. It\'s so big that it has forced the smaller bodies, which like to keep away from large ones, into unexpected paths.
This super-Earth may have begun its life in the central solar system before becoming a \"rogue planet,\" ejected from its birthplace to exile in the outermost solar system.
It may have pulled Sedna and 2012 VP113 along with it from their homes closer to the sun.
From the amount of sky area searched, Trujillo and Sheppard determine that about 900 objects with orbits like Sedna and 2012 VP113 are out there with sizes larger than 1000 km and that the total population of the inner Oort cloud is likely bigger than the Kuiper Belt and main asteroid belt. \"
Some of these inner Oort cloud objects could rival the size of Mars or E...

Massive \'Rogue Planet\' in the Outer Solar System? Over 900 Large Objects Beyond Neptune scientists say.
The known Solar System can be divided into three parts: the rocky
planets like Earth, which are close to the Sun; the gas giant planets,
which are further out; and the frozen objects of the Kuiper belt,
which lie just beyond Neptune\'s orbit.
Something strange emerged when Scott S. Sheppard (Carnegie Institution for Science) and his colleague, Chad Trujillo of the Gemini Observatory, compiled data for the orbits of Sedna,
2012 VP113 and 10 icy objects that lie close to Pluto.
Similarities in the 12 objects\' paths around the sun strongly suggest that all 12 are under the spell of a hulking, far-distant planet, Sheppard says.
This planet, if it exists, is up to 10 times as massive as Earth and 200 to 1,000 times as far from the sun. It\'s so big that it has forced the smaller bodies, which like to keep away from large ones, into unexpected paths.
This super-Earth may have begun its life in the central solar system before becoming a \"rogue planet,\" ejected from its birthplace to exile in the outermost solar system.
It may have pulled Sedna and 2012 VP113 along with it from their homes closer to the sun.
From the amount of sky area searched, Trujillo and Sheppard determine that about 900 objects with orbits like Sedna and 2012 VP113 are out there with sizes larger than 1000 km and that the total population of the inner Oort cloud is likely bigger than the Kuiper Belt and main asteroid belt. \"
Some of these inner Oort cloud objects could rival the size of Mars or E...

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Landing on Rogue Planets - Dark Planets That Orbit Galaxies

Landing on Rogue Planets - Dark Planets That Orbit Galaxies

My twitter (where i\'m active): https://twitter.com/Dreksler_Astral
Rogue planets are seemingly very unusual planets. They are dark worlds that have no sun and are going around the central black hole of their galaxy. So what would landing on one of them be like? Watch the video to find out.
Intro and outro footage made with Space Engine.
Music: Kevin MacLeod - Lost Frontier...

Landing on Rogue Planets - Dark Planets That Orbit Galaxies

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My twitter (where i\'m active): https://twitter.com/Dreksler_Astral
Rogue planets are seemingly very unusual planets. They are dark worlds that have no sun and are going around the central black hole of their galaxy. So what would landing on one of them be like? Watch the video to find out.
Intro and outro footage made with Space Engine.
Music: Kevin MacLeod - Lost Frontier...

Rogue Planet Collision | How the Universe Works

Rogue Planet Collision | How the Universe Works

In November 2012, astronomers spotted a new planet 100 light years from Earth, but this giant planet does not orbit a star. There may be as many as 200 billion .
How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images .
Watch this updated full res 1080p version of our classic show. Why did Earth thrive and our sister planet, Venus, died? From the fires of a sun\'s birth. twin .
Is it possible that the moon is actually a giant spacecraft allowing extraterrestrials to monitor planet earth? Learn more about this theory in this collection of ....

Rogue Planet Collision | How the Universe Works

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In November 2012, astronomers spotted a new planet 100 light years from Earth, but this giant planet does not orbit a star. There may be as many as 200 billion .
How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images .
Watch this updated full res 1080p version of our classic show. Why did Earth thrive and our sister planet, Venus, died? From the fires of a sun\'s birth. twin .
Is it possible that the moon is actually a giant spacecraft allowing extraterrestrials to monitor planet earth? Learn more about this theory in this collection of ....

Habitable Planets 4: Life on Rogue Planets

Habitable Planets 4: Life on Rogue Planets

The Habitable Planets series continues with a look at Rogue & Steppenwolf planets in the Interstellar Void. This video considers both the possibility of life arising on such planets and the prospects for colonizing them.
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Habitable Planets 4: Life on Rogue Planets

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The Habitable Planets series continues with a look at Rogue & Steppenwolf planets in the Interstellar Void. This video considers both the possibility of life arising on such planets and the prospects for colonizing them.
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There is a very strange object floating around our stellar neighbourhood and it has astronomers intrigued.
Astronomers using the National Science Foundation\'s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) have made a radio-telescope detection of a planetary-mass object beyond our Solar System.
The object

Massive \'Rogue Planet\' in the Outer Solar System? Over 900 Large Objects Beyond Neptune scientists say.
The known Solar System can be divided into three parts: the rocky
planets like Earth, which are close to the Sun; the gas giant planets,
which are further out; and the frozen objects of the Kui

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Astronomers still aren\'t sure about how our solar system might have formed, but they have simulations to help them get closer to the answer!
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An exploration of a paper suggesting that in the far future earth may get ejected from the solar system.
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Papers:
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Rogue planets are seemingly very unusual planets. They are dark worlds that have no sun and are going around the central black hole of their galaxy. So what would landing on one of them be like? Watch the video to find out.
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In November 2012, astronomers spotted a new planet 100 light years from Earth, but this giant planet does not orbit a star. There may be as many as 200 billion .
How solar and lunar eclipses work. Note: This is an update of a video we published in 2015. Sources: Getty Images .
Watch this updated

The Habitable Planets series continues with a look at Rogue & Steppenwolf planets in the Interstellar Void. This video considers both the possibility of life arising on such planets and the prospects for colonizing them.
Support the Channel on Patreon:
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Listen or